More Questions on Maharashtra
- Q. The Marathas captured Salsette and Bassein from
A)French
B)British
C)Mughal
D)Portuguese
Answer: Portuguese
- Q. Who was the first Chief Minister of Maharashtra?
A)Shankarrao Bhavrao Chavan
B)Marotrao Shambshio Kannamwar
C)Vasantrao Banduji Patil
D)Yashwantrao Balwantrao Chavan
Answer: Yashwantrao Balwantrao Chavan
- Q. Sucheta Kadethankar is the first Indian woman to walk across the ______ Desert
A)Thar
B)Kalahari
C)Gobi
D)Karakum
Answer: Gobi
- Q. The Marathas attacked Goa in
A)1721
B)1726
C)1718
D)1730
Answer: 1730
- Q. What is coal in Maharashtra prominently used for?
A)Atomic
B)Hydro
C)Thermal
D)None of these
Answer: Thermal
- Q. How many constituencies are in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly?
A)260 Constituencies
B)268 Constituencies
C)256 Constituencies
D)288 Constituencies
Answer: 288 Constituencies
- Q. Which is the first Marathi Film, that is recognized as the first feature-length Indian film?
A)Tilak's Week
B)Lanka Dahan
C)Kaliya Mardan Dadasaheb
D)Shree Pundalik
Answer: Shree Pundalik
- Q. Maharashtra Film Company was founded in 1919 by which of the following personalities?
A)Dada Saheb Phalke
B)Baburao Painter
C)Dada Saheb Torne
D)None of the above
Answer: Baburao Painter
- Q. Who was the father of the Trade Union Movement in India?
A)Vivek Yeshwant Ranadive
B)Narayan Meghaji Lokhande
C)Abasaheb Garware
D)Baburao Govindrao Shirke
Answer: Narayan Meghaji Lokhande
- Q. Which is the Largest District of Maharashtra after Ahmednagar?
A)Nashik
B)Solapur
C)Pune
D)Gadchiroli
Answer: Pune
- Q. What is the IATA (International Air Transport Association) Aurangabad Airport?
A)AUA
B)AUG
C)IXU
D)VAJL
Answer: IXU
- Q. Who was the first person to win Sahitya Akademi Award for Marathi?
A)Bal Sitaram Mardhekar
B)Chintaman Ganesh Kolhatkar
C)Laxmanshastri Joshi
D)Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar
Answer: Laxmanshastri Joshi
- Q. Who was the founder of “Manav Dharma Sabha”
A)Bhau Daji Lad
B)Gopal Hari Deshmukh
C)Balkrishna Jambhekar
D)Dadoba Pandurang Tarkhadkar
Answer: Dadoba Pandurang Tarkhadkar
- Q. The salient terms of the Treaty of Salbai concluded in 1782 AD between Poona Darbar and the English was that
A)the English gave up the support of Raghunath Rao
B)Scindia regained his territory in the west of Yamuna river
C)Salsette was given to Britain
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- Q. The Nashik city is situated by the river
A)Tapti
B)Narmada
C)Godavari
D)Kaveri
Answer: Godavari
- Q. Which district is Shivsagar Lake located in?
A)Ratnagiri District
B)Sindhudurg District
C)Satara District
D)Sangli District
Answer: Satara District
- Q. The first passenger train in India ran from Mumbai to _____?
A)Chandrapur
B)Thane
C)Nagpur
D)Aurangabad
Answer: Thane
- Q. Which of the following is the state animal of the Maharashtra State?
A)Tiger
B)Lion
C)Indian Giant Squirrel
D)Elephant
Answer: Indian Giant Squirrel
- Q. The Treaty of Bassein was signed in the year
A)1802
B)1803
C)1801
D)1804
Answer: 1802
- Q. Who was the founder of the Balwadi, an Indian pre-school run for economically weaker sections
A)Tarabai Modak
B)Irawati Karve
C)Shalini Moghe
D)Malati Shendge
Answer: Tarabai Modak
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